$235,000. the name of the new owner has not been released. thanks for watching. good night. on this saturday night, deadly crack downs. egypt explodes in new violence, gun battles and the swarming of a mosque and growing fearing of a civil war. firefight. a massive new firefight threatens homes near a popular resort. we are on the ground as hundreds of firefighters try to bring it under control. >> medical marijuana, parents battling to get the restrictions lifted so it can be preskrabed for their children. >> a week after hannah anderson is freed, more from the eyewitnesss who provided the big break. >> and boston four months after their world was shattered. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt.

substituting tonight, snow. >> good evening. another violent day to end a bloody week in egypt as the country decents further into chaos. the 13wri78 government may ban the muslim brotherhood, the party of mohamed morsi. supporters had been battling with security forces since wednesday when the government launched a crack down. since then officials say almost 900 people have been killed, more than 3,000 injured and more than 1100 people have been arrested. we have complete coverage tonight beginning once again with nwc's correspondent richard angle on the ground. >> good evening, kate. more gunfire in cairo as egyptian forces moved in to clear out supporterses of the muz 4ri78 brotherhood from a mosque and growing signs in the country of civil unrest. egyptians are turning on each other.

supporters of the muslim brotherhood took shelter in a cairo mosque, terrified if they went outside they would be lynched by angry mobs who back the military. after a gun fight, an armed man in the mosque allegedly shot at troops. egyptian forces moved in. they escorted the protesters out. the military cloud chased down whoever they could. critics say egypt's military-backed government is encouraging this violence and hatred with nonstop media broadcast equating to muslim brotherhood to terrorists. >> reunited against the acts of terror and the instigation of violence, and the people that are trying to cripple our move towards the future. >> if the sun goes down, there is now fear in the street. we drove through central cairo

just after the 7:00 p.m. curfew took effect in the city of 18 million with camera hidden mind the car's grill, we ran into the check point. it's promilitary, we think. i tell a man we are journalist and ask if we can film. he lets us, saying they are just concerned citizens, defending their neighborhood from thugs and criminals. a few have guns and sticks and hide them when we try to take pictures. there check points all over cairo. one earlier today, they said they killed a suspected member of the muslim brotherhood after days of clashes. there is no vigilante justice. this man who is unemployed said his group will be out every night now. we don't hurt anyone. we protect our area. that's it, he said. cairo is splitting apart by neighborhood. some for, others against the

military. order is breaking down in the biggest city in the mideast. among those arrested today, kate, was the brother of al qaeda's leader, an ally of the muslim brotherhood. >> there reports that the u.s. and allies were trying to, wo out a deal in receipt weeks to avoid the crack down we have seen in egypt. david gregory from "meet the press" joins us now. the u.s. is in a tough spot. what pressure are we seeing behind the scenes to take a harder line? >> are within the white house i talked to u.s. officials saying there was a reassessment of the relationship between the u.s. and egypt. talk about lawmakers on capitol hill. particularly republicans are preparing now to change their few. $1.5 billion a year goes to the military. they are preparing for another vote that would go to suspend that aid to make it conditional

on democratic reforms. there were lawmakers like lindsay graham sent by the white house to put the pressure on the egyptian military and say look, you have to get back to a democracy and let members of the muslim brotherhood out of prison. if we are going to get to a place of a new referendum and back on track, they pushed back and there is something of a stalemate. this is a concern that faith placed in the egyptian military by the united states misplaced and that is what the u.s. is counting on that the military will pull back from the brink and get back on a democratic path. >> thanks and tomorrow we will have much more on "meet the press" on the crisis in egypt with the members of the senate arms services committee. jack reed and kelly from new hampshire. as we have seen, there many extraordinary and troubling images out of egypt and the most poignant have been through the lens of a photographer in cairo.

nbc caught up with him today in cairo. >> for three years, he has been telling egypt's story one picture at a time from the removal of mohamed morsi on june 30th. >> there were people celebrating and cheering and shooting fireworks. >> to moments of carnage when police broke up a protest this week. >> it was really, really overwhelming. there was brutal force being used. >> images captivating and at times disturbing, but above all with purpose. >> i tried with my pictures to show as much of the pain and the grief of those who were getting killed and those who are losing friends. >> it came with a personal cost for 23-year-old. his brother arrest and his friends killed in the midst of horror, he has found moments of compassion. >> are this man sat there holding the hand of a friend of his and he was speaking to him

and just like saying i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> while some may debate death tolls, he focuses on the people. >> i feel this is the part of the story that is becoming very easily lost. these people in numbers. >> facing an uncertain future, he wonders if his country lost more than security. >> i feel like egyptians have many, many of them. the things unfolded and they lost huge parts and not all of the humanity. >> egypt may struggle to get it back. nbc news, cairo. >> from london tonight, a surprising announcement from the british police. scotland yard is studying new information about the death of princess diana and her friend in paris 16 years ago this month. scotland yard said they recently received the informs and was assessing the relevance and credibility. authorities did not elaborate on what new clues they are investigating, but said this was

not a reinvestigation of the case. >> in this country a battle being waged in central idaho against a massive wildfire not far from the sun valley resort. it is one of several fires burping in idaho while dozens more rage throughout the west. near haley, hide idaho for us, miguel? >> reporter: 700 firefighters are statementing here tonight and many of them come from out of state. many of them camp here about a mile away from the fire's front lines. it is a massive operation just to get this fire partly contained. the most dangerous wildfire burning in the country, tearing across idaho. exploding in size overnight, nearly 100,000 acres is up in smoke. a wall of fast moving flame, now threatening 1600 homes. the national guard deployed to help thousands evacuate as this inferno closes in on three

communities including the sun valley ski resort. >> me or the garden hose. >> mike saved his home and lost his shed. >> i jumped into the roof and just basically consumed it in to eight minutes. >> facing extreme fire behavior in rugged terrain, the air attack is critical. beaver creek is feeding on forestland. through the smoke and haze, it's unclear how many homes have been lost. >> it is scary and the air quality alone is a reason to get out of tone. >> the firefight is heating up. 34 major wildfires are burning in 11 states. lightning sparked many of them including in utah burping outside of salt lake city, destroying ten homes. in northern california near lake tahoe, another blaze proving tough to contain and reach. >> remember that it is just very steep terrain and difficult to get in there.

>> another difficult and dangerous summer weekend for thousands of firefighters on the frontline. with ten major wildfires burping in idaho alone, this fire is only 6% contained overnight. winds are not expected to help. kate? >>. >> miguel in idaho tonight. in the southeast, the threat of more flash floods tonight in what has become an endless summer of rain. let's get to the latest from the weather channel. kim cunningham. good evening. >> you know it wouldn't be so bad if we didn't have such a rainy summer. getting this rain in the next couple of days. the soil is saturated. we had more rainfall than we want for sure. the ground is very wet. any additional rain, a lot of it will run off or even trees might have a problem. whether they could fall down with gusty winds. this is the problem. especially since the jet stream does not want to move much. we will draw up the tropical

moisture and it will get involved around the front and that will be additional moisture and rain coming in this area. we are expecting flash flooding and the potential over the next 24 to 48 hours this this area. back to you. >> nearly three months after a tornado devastated moore, oklahoma, friday was the first day of school. last night we introduced you to the leg family who lost their son at plaza towers elementary and they are sending their children to the only elementary school with a certified shelter. they expressed anger that all schools are not protected. >> frustrated and impatient that something has to be done and that somie inthing is taking wa too long. >> it took seven children dying in the school before they do anything about it. >> we asked nbc's gabe gutierrez to look into whether things will change any time soon. >> in moore, oklahoma, the first

week of school normally a time of renewal. is this year a reminder? >> it feels like you are going to get through it. >> 9-year-old sydney was one of seven killed at plaza towers elementary when the e f5 twister roared through. sydney's school did not have a storm shelter and many here in tornado alley have been asking why. >> it's nothing short of embarrassment. >> alabama requires shelters, but only for new schools. in oklahoma alone there 1800 schools and fewer than 200 have shelters. >> are who should be responsible? the federal government or states or local school districts? >> i think all three. >> after another mammoth tornado ripped through moore in 1999, fema grants built this sheller at kelly elementary. the doors seal off the area by reinforced concrete.

>> if the federal and state government gave the districts money, it would be fabulous. >> that's the biggest obstacle. estimates put the cost at more than $1 billion. >> you can't wait for government to work. >> state representative john ekles reached outside the legislature to raise private money. the nonprofit group he cofounded has a clear mission. shelter oklahoma schools. >> do you think a shelter would have safety? >> absolutely. >> by one, the parents of moore's 7 young victims raised $2 million so far. channelling their grief. >> no parent should wonder about their child's safety at school. >> into action. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, moore, oklahoma. >> when nightly news continues on this saturday, desperate

parents who say their kids need medical marijuana to help illnesses. >> in idaho, a team of rider who is led to the rescue of hannah anderson.

>> back with a controversial medical issue, prescribing medical marijuana for children. parents who believe their sick kids will be helped by the drug won a partial victory in new jersey. go of nor chris christie was forced to deal with the issue very publicly. we have a report from michelle franzen.

>> reporter: in new jersey, family's hope after governor chris christie agreed to expand the medical marijuana program that could ease access for children like vivian wilson. >> i'm very happy with the decision. >> vivian suffers from epileptic seizures and her mom received word while on vacation that her daughter may get the help she needs. using a conditional veto, he modified the bill for the marijuana planted which aring edible marijuana for children. parents will need the approval of two doctors. a pediatrician and psychiatrist who must be enrolled in the state's program. >> i wish the best for you and your daughter and family. >> his decision came two days after vivian's father confronted kristi on the campaign trail. new jersey can join other states that allow children to be treated with medical marijuana, a controversial and often times

last ditch option for parents. >> he was having 60 to 250 seizures a day. >> in colorado, this 10-year-old has been taking in will marijuana for epileptic seizures. his mom said after a year of treatment, he is seizure-free. >> it's saving his and giving him a better quality of life. >> the type of medicinal more than we are talking about is not the marijuana that gets people stoned. this can be grown and synthesized to take out the chemical that makes people high, but increases the chemical that works in the brain to reduce problems like seizures. >> not all doctors including the american academy of pediatrics are on board. >> it's not enough to believe something is going to be a good medication. you need to test it. >> if for families like the jacksons, the proof is right in front of them. nbc news, new york. >> we are back in a moment with

a happy reunion you won't want to miss.

one week after her rescue in the mountains of idaho, 16-year-old hannah anderson turned out for a fund-raiser for her family in san diego. it was a church car wash and she thanked people for help. we have more on the rescue that came about as a result of a sighting of horseback riders in the idaho wilderness. kevin tibbles journeyed back to the area with them. >> for years this group of seasoned riders has saddled up and headed out into the gnarly backcountry of northern idaho. >> every state claims they have the steepest roughest mountains,

about you they haven't been to idaho. >> they agreed to take nbc into the i would wilderness to show how far hannah anderson had been taken by her captor. it included nine riders and numerous pack horses hauling food to sleeping gear. gruelling even on horseback let alone for a 16-year-old girl on foot. >> it's like stepping on marbles. you slip and you can injury your ankle. >> it was on a dry hot day just like this one that mike and mary young and christa and mark john came across a man and a teenage girl hiking in rough terrain some 20 miles from the nearest paved road. >> this is it. everything down in here is primitive. that's a hell of a hike. yeah. they came up this and went up that trail there. >> something was unsettling about the encounter. something the riders kept asking themselves. what were they doing way out

here? there was something else. >> she looked scared. the look i seen on her face was pretty much pure fear. i didn't like what i seen on his face. >> the group said they rarely if ever run into anyone on the fishing trips into moorhead lake. that's why they never forgot this out of place couple and why they called police as soon as they saw the amber alert. >> oh, my gosh. it was her. >> a chance encounter this group and one lucky young woman will likely never forget. kevin tibbles, nbc news, moorhead lake, idaho. >> we couldn't let this week go by without updating you about what's going on in the taipai city zoo in taiwan. a baby giant panda was reunited with its mother this week and to everyone's relief, they bonded. the zookeepers separated them because of fears the mother might harm the infant. no sign of that. they seem to be doing just fine together.

when we come back, a symbol of renewal and a moment of pride.

>> finally tonight, it was at the epicenter of the boston marathon bombings four months ago, the restaurant near the finish line when the second bomb exploded. the employees jumped this to help and were widely praised if are their efforts. late this week the forum finally reopened. the last of hundreds of damaged businesses to do so, i symbol of

boston pride and perseverance. erica hill was there. . >> this is what the celebration should have looked like after 26.2 gruelling miles. hugs, smiles, a well-earned drink. the end of the 2013 boston marathon was anything but. two bomb blasts, the second exploding right in front of the forum restaurant. >> how much do you think about that day? >>. >> i would be lying if i didn't say every day. >> on that day in that moment, there was no time to think. the forum staff immediately began helping victims. four months later, the forum is the last of some 400 affected businesses to reopen. >> people keep asking when are you going to reopen? >> are was there a moment where we thought we would never get this done some. >> there were a few. >> after a near total remodel of the first floor, the forum opened on thursday night. on hand to help, the rebirth

brass band direct from new orleans. leading a mini parade from the marathon finish line. former patriots linebacker matt chatham came on race day to cheer on the runners and soon one of the many spectators who carried heather abbott to safety. >> we were going off. she was smiling and walking great. she was healthy. nothing can be better. >> abbott lost her lower leg and foot in the bombing. >> i remember the day of the marathon and the people that saved me are here as well. i'm feeling very confident. >> we want this day to be much different than the last time we were open. it's a sense of pride we all have that we were able to overcome the most difficult circumstances. >> the message is clear. the forum is back in business

serving up a big helping of boston pride. erica hill, nbc news, boston. >> that is nbc nightly news for this saturday. lester holt is back here tomorrow evening. have a great night. vuitton. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. terry mcsweeney has the night off. one of the tallest buildings in hayward was reduced to rubble this morning. take a look and listen.

look at that. crews imploded warren hall on the campus of cal state east bay at 9:00 this morning. the demolition didn't just get rid of a seismically unsafe building but provided scientists with an opportunity. they set up 600 seismic censors to catch this moment. the goal is to analyze data collected before, during, and after the implosion to better understand the nearby hayward fault and the seismic zone around it. >> it went spectacularly. it took ten seconds to fall and made a good thump apparently heard and felt in alameda. that's really what we are hoping for. i think we're probably going to have the best possible result. so we're delighted. >> the data collected is also expected to give researchers a detailed map of the path of the hayward